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Comparison between grip strength and grip strength divided by body weight in their relationship with metabolic syndrome and quality of life in the elderly.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Strength measures should be normalized by body mass; however, the definition of sarcopenia includes only simple grip strength. Thus, we compared the relationship of grip strength and grip strength divided by body weight or body mass index to two major ...
Se-Woong Chun, Won Kim, Kyoung Hyo Choi
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Lower grip strength and insufficient physical activity can increase depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older European adults: a longitudinal study

BMC Geriatrics, 2022
Objectives The present study aimed to identify the gender-specific trajectories of grip strength using group-based trajectories, explore the interaction between grip strength and physical activity on depression, and investigate the association of ...
Han Zheng, Qingwen He, Hongyan Xu, Xiaowei Zheng, Yanfang Gu   +4 more
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A Comparison of Children’s Fitness in the Northwest and Southwest of England [PDF]

, 2014
The data from this paper was gathered from a larger cross-sectional study examining children’s physical activity participation in the Northwest and the Southwest of England. The purpose of this study was to carry out a battery of health and fitness tests
Boyle, Spencer
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Impact of Hand Grip and Sit-And-Reach Exercises in Children Aged 6-7 Years

Journal of Coaching and Sports Science, 2023
It has been suggested that grip strength can predict physical fitness in children and adults. The overall plan of this study will validate this conclusion.
Jiang Wen Ming, Ahmad Alhussin Alali, Nor Fazila Abd Malek, Nor Ikhmar Madarsa, Mohd Hafizuddin Baki, Nur Ikhwan Mohamad   +5 more
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Posture flexibility and grip strength in horse riders [PDF]

, 2014
Since the ability to train the horse to be ambidextrous is considered highly desirable, rider asymmetry is recognized as a negative trait. Acquired postural and functional asymmetry can originate from numerous anatomical regions, so it is difficult to ...
Baxter, Joanna, Broom, Louise, Clayton, Hilary M, Hobbs, Sarah Jane, Rossell, Laura-Ann, Sinclair, Jonathan Kenneth   +5 more
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Norms for hand grip strength. [PDF]

Archives of Disease in Childhood, 1984
Norms for hand grip strength of healthy children are presented. Sex and age specific centiles for age 5 to 18 years have been determined using a portable strain gauge dynamometer with an accuracy of 0.5 N. The test group comprised 1417 healthy, urban school children from a middle class suburb of Brisbane.
Newman D.G., Pearn J., Barnes A., Young C.M., Kehoe M., Newman J.   +5 more
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Change in grip strength in trans people and its association with lean body mass and bone density

Endocrine Connections, 2019
Objective: Gender-affirming hormonal treatment (HT) in trans people changes physical appearance. Muscle mass and strength are important aspects of physical appearance, but few data exist on the effect of HT on grip strength and muscle mass.
Miranda Scharff, Chantal Maria Wiepjes, Maartje Klaver, Thomas Schreiner, Guy T’Sjoen, Martin den Heijer   +5 more
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The epigenetic clock is correlated with physical and cognitive fitness in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 [PDF]

, 2015
Background: The DNA methylation-based 'epigenetic clock' correlates strongly with chronological age, but it is currently unclear what drives individual differences. We examine cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between the epigenetic clock and
Corley, Janie, Cox, Simon R, Deary, Ian J, Gibson, Jude, Harris, Sarah E, Horvath, Steve, Marioni, Riccardo E, McRae, Allan F, Muniz-Terrera, Graciela, Murphy, Lee, Pattie, Alison, Redmond, Paul, Ritchie, Stuart J, Shah, Sonia, Starr, John M, Taylor, Adele, Visscher, Peter M, Wray, Naomi R   +17 more
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Consideration of body mass index (BMI) in the association between hand grip strength and hypertension: Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA).

PLoS ONE, 2020
ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to investigate the association between grip strength and hypertension in the Korean population aged 65 years or older.
Doukyoung Chon, Jaeyong Shin, Jae-Hyun Kim   +2 more
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Periodontal Disease and Grip Strength among Older Adults

Geriatrics, 2020
Objective: The aim of this research was to assess the association between periodontitis and grip strength among older American adults. Methods: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011/2012 and 2013/2014 were used.
Vinish Aravindakshan, Faisal F. Hakeem, Wael Sabbah   +2 more
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